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LOT 1198
Western Asiatic Glass Ribbed Double Unguent with Contents
7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (90 grams, 11.1 cm).
Comprising two conjoined kidney-shaped cells decorated with applied trails, extending to a single short neck with everted rim, discoid foot to the base and an applied handle to the shoulder; containing free flowing liquid and congealed organic substance to both cells.
Provenancewith Christie's, London, Islamic Art, 16 October 2001, no.285.
Private collection, Europe.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12432-226701.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Carboni, S. & Whitehouse, D., Glass of the Sultans, New York, 2002, item 39, for similar profile, applied trails and mouth.
FootnotesMany objects of this type were made in Syrian and Mesopotamian workshops and under both Eastern Roman and Sassanid domination. The type was probably already produced in the workshops of the Roman Empire, but it lasted until the early Islamic Period.
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LOT 1198
Western Asiatic Glass Ribbed Double Unguent with Contents
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
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Western Asiatic White Stone Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £13
Restrung group of tubular, fusiform, biconical and other beads. 31.9 grams, 37.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Neo-Assyrian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Bull and Cow
Circa 900-700 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Black Stone 22.5 x 12mm. The design, which is put between upper and lower rulings, shows a mounting a cow from behind as it suckles its young. A farmer stands in front holding out his hands. In the sky there is a lunar crescent and a solar disc. The stylus, symbol of the god Nabû, appears within the scene, and the spade of Marduk serves as a terminal. This is a Neo-Assyrian seal, c. 900-700 B.C. It is a rare type of Neo-Assyrian seal, but is somewhat worn.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.28 grams, 23 mm
From the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.590/1. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Babylonian Bronze Pazuzu Head Pendant
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Drum-shaped with addorsed grotesque masks beneath a sturdy loop. 14 grams, 23.5 mm
From a collection of a late London, UK, collector, 1980s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
